Blog Comment: Who will serve the public if the public servants are gone? - by @unisonroger
06 Mar 10 11:03 Filed in: Comment | Comment-Walsall
Who will serve the public if the public servants are gone?
Roger McKenzie 6 Mar 10
There is a lot of coverage in the news about the number of jobs that local authorities in the region want to cut. Thousands of public servants who carry out tasks that members of the public rely on will no longer be there. Thousands of families will now face an extremely frightening period of not knowing how they are going to keep a roof over their heads or food on the table...
BBC News 1 Mar 10 Hundreds of jobs at Walsall Council 'at risk'
Express & Star 1 Mar 10 Walsall Council warns of huge job cutbacks
BBC News 1 Mar 10 Facing the Cuts - West Midlands round-up
BBC News 1 Mar 10 Threat to 25,000 jobs in councils BBC survey
B’ham Post 1 Mar 10 Minister tells councils to sack managers and sell buildings
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The YamYam 27 Feb 10 Walsall council tax rise approved
Walsall Advertiser 26 Feb 10 Anger over 'cynical' Walsall £5m budget cuts
Cllr Ian Shires 24 Feb 10 Comment: Reflections on Walsall’s budget debate
Mercury 24 Feb 10 Average Council tax rates in England set to rise 'by 1.6%'
Walsall Council 22 Feb 10 Corporate Budget Plan and Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2010/11 pdf
Express & Star 19 Feb 10 200 jobs shed at council in a year
Walsall Council 17 Feb 10 Talks to start over Walsall Council pay review
The Other TaxPayers Alliance 16 Feb 10 Comment: A race to the bottom in local government
Express & Star 16 Feb 10 100,000 facing pay freeze by councils
Unite 15 Feb 10 Cutting public sector jobs would hinder economic recovery, says Unite
Local Government Association 10 Feb 10 LGA responds to reports of local government job losses
Express & Star 29 Jan 10 Hundreds of council & school jobs left vacant
Express & Star 2 Jan 10 Council press officers cost £500,000 a year
Mercury 13 Sep Public spending cuts 'will increase unemployment'
Express & Star 9 Sep 09 Cash crisis at Walsall Council
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